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A brighter future starts with small conversations every day at home.

 

Right now, even if it feels uncomfortable, it’s important for families to talk about race and racism together.

The following resources offer starting points for parents, educators, adults and caregivers to have conversations about race, racism, inclusion and justice.

 

Click here to read our Jewish community’s collective response to the killing of George Floyd.

Resources For Parents

Talking about Race with Young Children

Talking to Young Children about Bias and Prejudice

Jewish Resources on Diversity

Raising Kids to be Thoughtful about Diversity 

What is Jewish About Respecting Differences?

Diverse Toys to Raise Compassionate Children

 

Children’s Book Lists

Books about Identity, Bias and Bullying

Books about Race

More Children’s Books about Race

Multicultural Jewish Children’s Books

 

Resoures For Educators

Talking to Students about George Floyd and Racism

Primary Sources: Brown v. Board of Education

Teaching America's National Crime: Lynching

Black Oppression and Resistance

Culturally Responsive Curriculum Scorecard

Resources for Adults

 

Compilations and Curricula

Coming to the Table: Discussions about Race

Talking about Race

Black Jewish Voices

Social Identities And Systems Of Oppression

Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources for wherever you are in the journey, a working document created by Anna Stamborski, Nikki Zimmermann, and Bailie Gregory

Racial Equity Tools

Jewish Racial Justice Resources, compiled by the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable.

Jewish Council for Public Affairs - Engaging the Jewish Community in Criminal Justice. Make sure to check out our toolkit with a criminal justice 101, which includes a section on policing.

Medium – Resource Guide: Prisons Policing and Punishment

Tema Smith - Compendium of articles on racism and Black-Jewish relations

 

Videos and Articles

Video: We Need to Talk About an Injustice, TED Talk with Bryan Stephenson

Videos: A Primer on Mass Incarceration

Article: What We in the Black Community Need from Jews Right Now

Article: Why I, a Minneapolis Rabbi, Changed My Mind About ‘Black Lives Matter

Article on the Issue of Bail

The 1619 Project: Podcast and Lessons (NYT)

White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

 

Books

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color Blindness, by Michelle Alexander

Just Mercy, by Bryan Stephenson (founder of the Equal Justice Initiative)

So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo

Slavery By Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II, by Douglas A. Blackmon

White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, by Robin DiAngelo

Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad

The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale (FREE ebook available)

Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? Police Violence and Resistance in the United States - Edited by Joe Macaré, Maya Schenwar, and Alana Yu-lan Price

From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America by Elizabeth Hinton

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together In the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum

Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in School by Monique W. Morris

Race for Profit by Keeanga-Yamatha Taylor

The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein

 

Films

When They See Us (Netflix)
Just Mercy (Youtube, GooglePlay, Amazon Prime)
13th (documentary) (Netflix)
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in School (PBS)

 

Resources By Jews of Color

Jews of Color Field Building InitiativeAn Overview of Jewish Identity and Racial Justice

Collected Works of Ilana Kaufman: Identity and Race in the Jewish Community

Article: I Helped Coin the Term ‘Jews of Color.’ It’s Time for a History Lesson.

Article: "Believe us": Black Jews respond to the George Floyd protests, in their own words

Article: ‘As a Jew of Color, I Need More People in My Community to Speak Up’

Further Resources and Readings on Jewish diversity and Social Justice

 

Resources about Allyship

NAACP's #WeAreDoneDying campaign

Guidelines for Being Strong White Allies

 

Resources for Direct Advocacy

Contact your state or federal legislators (phone calls, emails, or letters are most effective)

Visit your city or town website for municipal officials' contact information (phone calls or emails are most effective)

Photos from Recent Events

Upcoming Events/Actions

Past Events/Actions

 


"White Nationalism, Racism and Antisemitism in America Today" (June 10, 2020)

Watch the Recording

 


"Justice, Justice, Shall You Pursue": A Fireside Chat with Shawn Wooden (June 10, 2020)

Watch the Recording

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